The documentary Vaxxed: From Cover-Up to Catastrophe is not a take-down of this backwards world. Rather, it’s a champion of it. And, perhaps rightfully, the film has found itself in some hot water as a result of its message. After being programmed to play at New York’s Tribeca Film Festival, organizers eventually acquiesced to public demand and pulled the film from its lineup.

Why the outcry? Andrew Wakefield, whose 1998 paper on the matter is at the center of much of the anti-vaccination movement, is the subject of this piece of propaganda that’s posing a documentary. And, hey, he was only stripped of his medical licenses because of his stances.

Still, that hasn’t stopped the Angelika Film Center from going ahead and showing the film across its national chain, including at screenings scheduled to take place this weekend at the company’s Dallas and Plano locations. Of course, it’s worth noting that local staff had nothing to do with this decision — this was a top-down call — but it’s still a disappointing development, as it’s this kind of stuff that makes Idiocracy feel like a real prediction of our future and not just fiction.

Check out the totally bonkers and misleading trailer below to see what you’d be getting yourself into if you sat down and watched this film.

I implore you: Don’t pay to go see this movie. Not even ironically. If this movie makes actual money, it will only encourage other loud-mouthed, ignorant people to spread lies like this.

Javier has been writing about movies for the last 8 years for various websites but Central Track is his main gig. He loves everything from the grimiest exploitation movies, to Oscar nominees and everything in between. He's been to various film festivals and is terrible at karaoke. Despite the hellish Texas heat he loves to ride his bike and drink some fine local brews. (Follow on Letterboxd: javitron)